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Why the inconsistency in penalising tampering?Faf du Plessis was fined for using a zipper to change the condition of the ball, while Afridi was banned for biting it. Why the double standard?http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/683073.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/683073.htmlSun, 27 Oct 2013 14:25:55 GMTPakistan cricket's organisational messWhat are the PCB and the regional cricket associations doing about the near-disastrous state of the game in the country? Next to nothing http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/679153.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/679153.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2014 00:58:45 GMTPakistan's mediocrity raises questionsDoes Mohammad Hafeez deserve to be in the Test side? Who after Misbah? What is Whatmore doing? Does the board have a plan to safeguard the future?http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/671623.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/671623.htmlSat, 14 Sep 2013 16:15:46 GMTFor the love of swaggerWest Indies can be an unpredictable and volatile side. And Pakistanis love them for ithttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/654617.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/654617.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2014 00:53:12 GMTNeighbour's envyPakistan have always looked wistfully at the batting riches produced across the borderhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/641893.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/641893.htmlSat, 15 Jun 2013 02:23:30 GMTCould it be Pakistan's turn?The team return to the country of their previous scandals, but things look rosier now as Pakistan aim to win the Champions Trophy for the first timehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/638633.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/638633.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2014 00:58:45 GMTWasim Akram: the gift that keeps on givingAll these years after he retired, we're still seeing his legacy play out in Pakistan crickethttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/634054.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/634054.htmlSun, 05 May 2013 17:16:39 GMTPakistan's batting is in a crisisThe tour of South Africa was disappointing, not least because of perplexing selections and an out-of-sorts top orderhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/626747.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/626747.htmlMon, 25 Mar 2013 14:50:23 GMTBatting is Pakistan's Achilles heelThey've always had the bowlers to take 20 wickets, but not the batsmen to set imposing totalshttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/604719.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/604719.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2014 00:58:45 GMTNo thanks to the Pakistan board if the PSL succeedsThere does seem to be a market, and sufficient interest, in a T20 league in Pakistan, but the PCB's defensive mindset is not helpinghttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/603012.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/603012.htmlTue, 05 Feb 2013 15:20:00 GMTPakistan's litmus testThe team has never won a series in South Africa, but this set of players has good reason to believe that they can reverse the trendhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/601840.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/601840.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2014 00:58:45 GMTZaka and Qasim's diplomatic coupTheir victories in India may have set the ball rolling for future bilaterals between the teams, but Pakistan's selection worries remain ahead of the South Africa tourhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/600030.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/600030.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2014 00:58:45 GMTA perfect storm of a manImran Khan, now 60, was as complete a cricketer as one could be, but excelling in one field (or even two) wasn't enough for himhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/594372.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/594372.htmlSat, 01 Dec 2012 03:19:28 GMTIs it Pakistan's year?T20 is anyone's game, but statistically the odds are with Pakistan in the international version, and they could well go all the way in Sri Lankahttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/584528.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/584528.htmlSat, 29 Sep 2012 04:16:12 GMTWhy Ajmal deserved the ICC nominationHis only competition was Vernon Philander, and the numbers show Ajmal has done betterhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/581424.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/581424.htmlMon, 10 Sep 2012 03:02:47 GMTNot the perfect Eid gift, but not badPakistan didn't produce a win against India for their supporters, but they didn't give in without a fighthttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/578676.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/578676.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2014 00:58:45 GMTAre we expecting too much from cricket?If you use the sport to promote better relations between India and Pakistan, you're going about it backwardshttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/573505.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/573505.htmlTue, 24 Jul 2012 03:16:50 GMTA letter to Salman ButtYou forgot to read the fine print, didn't you?http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/569841.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/569841.htmlMon, 25 Jun 2012 03:17:28 GMTThe leggie trapped in a slogger's identityShahid Afridi's on-field persona and off-field drama have distracted us from the fact that he is essentially a game-changing wristspinnerhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/567955.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/567955.htmlThu, 29 Jan 2015 10:34:34 GMTPakistan's chance to go one-up on IndiaPakistan will aim to reverse the fortunes from their last trip to Sri Lanka, where they are headed now with a coach who shares a past with the islandhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/566361.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/566361.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2014 00:58:45 GMT